N.Y. New York State Printing and Public Documents Law § 4: Legislative printing

§ 4. Legislative printing. 1. The legislative printing shall be

further divided into two sub-parts to be known as legislative printing

for the legislature and legislative printing for the executive.

2. Legislative printing for the legislature shall include, but not be

limited to or restricted to the printing, publication and binding of the

following:

(a) bills of the legislature;

(b) amended bills of the legislature;

(c) journals;

(d) session laws;

(e) state of New York legislative digest; and

(f) other legislative documents as may be ordered by the legislature

through the commissioner.

Prior to the advertisement for bids for any of the foregoing, the

commissioner shall give timely written notice to the temporary president

of the senate and the speaker of the assembly or a legislative employee

designated by them, apprising them of the date of such prospective

advertisement and the date by which he must be in receipt of their joint

requirements of the terms, conditions and specifications to be contained

in the bid specifications and any contract let thereon. Such joint

requirements may be developed in consultation with the commissioner and

reliance upon his expert advice.

3. Legislative printing for the executive shall include, but not be

limited or restricted to the printing, publication and binding of the

following:

(a) bills of appropriation in support of government submitted by the

governor;

(b) executive budget;

(c) messages from the governor; and

(d) other documents as may be included in the bid proposal.

The commissioner shall prescribe the terms, conditions and

specifications to be contained in the bid specifications and any

contract let thereon for the legislative printing for the executive.

4. The contract for legislative printing may provide for the printing

of additional copies of bills for sale to persons, firms, corporations

or associations requesting the same. Such price shall not exceed the per

page price fixed for additional copies ordered by the legislature by

resolution for its own use.

5. In consultation with the missing and exploited children

clearinghouse, the temporary president of the senate and speaker of the

assembly shall prescribe procedures in which printing including

stationery, newsletters and other written or electronic printings may be

used to assist in the location of missing children in conformance with

the guidelines prescribed in section eight hundred thirty-seven-f of the

executive law.